Pencil clip



W. J. WHITE PENCIL CLIP Fil ed Feb. 5, 1923 F751 INVE'A/TU/P W. J. WHITEA TT YS Patented May 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.-

WILLIAM J". WHITE, OF SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM H. GILBERT, OF SANFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

PENCIL CLIP.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. lVHI'lE, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco and State ofCaliforniznhave invented new and useful Improvements in Pencil Clips,.ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for holding pencilsand pens in pockets which devices are commonly known as pencil holders.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a pencil holder ofsuch construction that the pencil may be very-quickly and easilyinserted in the clip and will be effectively held against accidentalwithdrawal or dropping out of the clip. 7

Another object is to provide a holder of the character described whichis small, inexpensive and capable of being easily attached to a pocketand which will be inconspicuous and not likely to damage or tear thecloth.

lVith the above mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and set forth in theclaims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in theform, proportion, size and minor details of construction within thescope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 represents a fragmentary front elevation of a pocket showing aholder attached thereto with a pencil held therein, the pencil beingshown in dotted lines in a position from which it may be moved so as toengage in the holder.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a blank from which the holder is formedfFig. 3 is a front elevation of the holder, being broken away for thesake of clearness of illustration.

Fig. 4c is a rear elevation of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the holder.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the holder.

The holder of my invention is constructed from a single piece of thinresilient sheet Application filed February 5,1923. Serial No. 616,983.

of metal of any suitable kind and is of such arrangement that it may bereadily stamped first into the blank form shown in Fig. 2 and then bentinto the shape of the holder as otherwise shown in the drawing. Theblank as shown in Fig. 2 comprises an elongated strip 1 havingprojecting from one side thereof near one end, a shorter similar strip2. The strip 1 is doubled intermediate of its ends so as to provideresilient jaw members 3 and 4 between which the outer wall 5 of thepocket A, of a vest or coat, is received. The jaw t at its outer end isprovided with inwardly and upwardly extending teeth 6 lying between thejaws 3 and 4, which teeth are adapted to bite into the cloth so as tosecure the holder againstaccidental removal after it has been clippedupon the outer wall of the pocket. The jaw .3 is curveddownwardly andoutwardly and extendsbelow the lower end of the aw 4, said jaw 3 beingdisposed on the inner side of the pocket. Due to the curvature of thejaw 3, the cloth is forced outwardly against the teeth. The strip 2 isbent and curved so that it extends rearwardly of the jaw 3 in the formof an arcuate sprin clip 7, the outer end of which extends away from thewall 3 and is flared as at 8. The clip 7 in being open on its side, isadapted to receive a pencil which is moved laterally into the clip. Theclip may be bent into position to grip the pencil suiiiciently to holdthe same regardless of the size ofthe pencil.

The holder is attached as shown in Fig. 1 at one corner of the pocket bybeing pushed downwardly upon the wall 5 of the pocket with said wallengaging between the jaws 3 and 4. A pen or pencil after being insertedin the pocket may be quickly and easily moved into the holder by simplymoving the pencil towards the end of the pocket to which the holder isfastened, the flared end of the clip 7 permits the pencil to snap intothe clip and the pencil will be clamped between the clip 7 and jaw 3. Toremove the pencil it is pulled straight upwardly and readily slips outof the holder. One of the essential points of advantage is thatthepencil does not have to be accurately inserted into the clip but may besecured by a simple lateral movement thereof towards the clip.

I claim:

A pencil clip comprising opposed resilient jaws joined at their upperends and spaced apart at their lower ends, between which 5 jaws theouter wall of a garment pocket may be clamped, and a resilient membercarried by and extending laterally across one of said jaws with itsouter end curved outwardly away from said jaw, one oi said jaws beinglonger than the other and having its outer end curved inwardly towardsthe other jaw and teeth on the shorter jaw extending towards the longerjaw.

WILLIAM J. lVHlTE.

